Alexandra Nassar
About Alexandra Nassar
Alexandra Nassar serves as the Staff Technical Program Manager for Cloud Security at Medallia, where she has worked since 2021. With a background in project management and a focus on security initiatives, she has held various roles in the tech industry, including positions at NetSuite and Oracle.
Work at Medallia
Alexandra Nassar has been employed at Medallia since 2017, progressing through various roles to her current position as Staff Technical Program Manager, Cloud Security. She has held this role since 2021 in Pleasanton, California. Prior to her current position, she served as a Technical Program Manager and later as a Senior Technical Program Manager focusing on Information Security. In these roles, she has been involved in cross-departmental security initiatives and has worked closely with Risk & Compliance to manage PCI compliance gaps and remediation efforts.
Previous Experience
Before joining Medallia, Alexandra Nassar worked at NetSuite as a Project Manager from 2013 to 2017 in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also held the position of Project Coordinator at Nutrition53 from 2010 to 2013 in Lafayette, California. Additionally, she briefly worked at Oracle as a Project Manager in IT Security & Compliance in 2017. Her diverse experience in project management across different organizations has equipped her with a strong foundation in technical program management.
Education and Expertise
Alexandra Nassar holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and Affairs from San Francisco State University, which she completed from 2007 to 2012. She also studied Package Design & Product Development at Balamand University in 2010 and has a background in Arabic Language and Literature from Lebanese American University in 2009. Her educational background supports her expertise in security roadmap planning and vulnerability management, as well as her proficiency in tools such as Jira and NetSuite.
Contributions to the Security Field
Alexandra Nassar has made significant contributions to the field of security through her initiatives at Medallia and beyond. She has focused on cultivating a security culture within the organization by connecting engineers to security initiatives. She has also spoken at notable events such as AppSec California and the Grace Hopper Celebration. Furthermore, she founded the DISC (Development, Infrastructure, Security, Cloud) Conference in Brno, Czech Republic, showcasing her commitment to advancing discussions in the security domain.